What is the Greatest Common Factor of 28038 and 28052?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 28038 and 28052 is 2.

GCF(28038,28052) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 28038 and 28052, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 28038 and 28052.

How to find the GCF of 28038 and 28052?

We will first find the prime factorization of 28038 and 28052. After we will calculate the factors of 28038 and 28052 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 28038

Prime factors of 28038 are 2, 3, 4673. Prime factorization of 28038 in exponential form is:

28038 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4673¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 28052

Prime factors of 28052 are 2, 7013. Prime factorization of 28052 in exponential form is:

28052 = 2² × 7013¹

Step-3: Factors of 28038

List of positive integer factors of 28038 that divides 28038 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4673, 9346, 14019

Step-4: Factors of 28052

List of positive integer factors of 28052 that divides 28038 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7013, 14026

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 28038 and 28052. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 28038 and 28052 is 2.

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